ठग

See also: ठगी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆- (*ṭhagg-, “cheat, fraud”), from Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”).

Noun

ठग • (ṭhag) m (Urdu spelling ٹھگ)

1. swindler, fraud, cheat
2. thug

Declension

Declension of ठग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठग ṭhag	ठग ṭhag
oblique	ठग ṭhag	ठगों ṭhagõ
vocative	ठग ṭhag	ठगो ṭhago

Derived terms

• ठगी (ṭhagī)
• ठगना (ṭhagnā)

Descendants

• → English: thug
• → Pashto: ټګ